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Use of Nucleic Acid Tests to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of West Nile Virus from Donors of Whole Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion Guidance for Industry November 2009

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Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2008-D-0263
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

We, FDA, are issuing this guidance to provide you1  with recommendations for testing donations of Whole Blood and blood components for West Nile Virus (WNV) using an FDA-licensed donor screening assay2 .  We believe that the use of a licensed nucleic acid test (NAT) will reduce the risk of transmission of WNV, and therefore recommend that you use a licensed to screen donors of Whole Blood and blood components intended for transfusion for infection with WNV.

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